Imam in Germany: "Every Muslim knows another who votes for the AfD"«
Imam Scharjil Khalid admits the party is gaining ground among integrated Muslims. A poll places the AfD in 11% among Muslim voters.
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Germany prevents civil servant from being a civil servant due to ties with the Muslim Brotherhood
The Karlsruhe City Council stopped the appointment of a woman due to intelligence reports linking her to Islamist structures. The court upholds the decision.
Forty-one per cent of Muslim students in Berlin want the precepts of the Qur'an taught in class.
Muslims aged 14 or 15 believe that religious rules should take precedence over those of the state school.
Muslim parents take the school to the German courts so that their daughter does not go on a school trip.
The family believes that sleeping away from home puts their daughter's moral values at risk if there is no male relative to supervise her. The aim was for the school to exclude her from a compulsory excursion.
Germany's intelligence service warns of the infiltration of the Muslim Brotherhood into institutions and parties.
The head of the domestic intelligence service warned MPs in private that political Islam cultivates relationships with politicians and civil society organisations. The aim would be to introduce Sharia law.
German police investigate kindergarten cook for serving pork to Muslims
Bremen city council fires kindergarten cook and reports her to police for serving pork out of racism. Local religious leader calls it a "tragic incident.".
Berlin teachers call for punishment of “mini-Islamists” who intimidate classmates into following religious rules
More and more Christians, Jews and also liberal Muslims are falling victim to religious pressure in Berlin schools. The president of the Teachers« Association is calling for a clear political response to »Islamist mobbing.".
The German police are investigating left-wing politicians for failing to act on group rapes at youth centres in order not to «stigmatise Muslims.»
The investigation suggests that the Youth Councillor for Neukölln (Berlin), from the left-wing party Die Linke, prevented social services from reporting rapes to the police. Ultimately, it was the father of one of the victims who filed the complaint.
The German Greens present measures to promote Islamic life
The green-left proposes Islamic holidays, the removal of restrictions on the veil and the strengthening of support for mosques and Islamic associations. The plan seeks to increase the visibility and integration of Islam in Germany's public life.
The Berlin police union does not want officers wearing the hijab: “Enough of using patriarchal oppression to win votes.”
The officers respond forcefully to the Greens« proposal and warn of the risk of mixing religion and public authority. They state that the police »cannot become a space for ideological or religious representation.".